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SoonerCare Companion
When 15-year-old Brady Wells went to a routine
checkup with his allergy doctor, his mother had
no idea what her son and their family were about
to face.
Brady had just finished his baseball season at the
end of June 2009, and in mid-July, he went to his
doctor’s office.
His allergy doctor said he had no idea how Brady
could have been playing baseball with the state of
his heart. The doctor sent Brady and his parents
to Children’s Hospital in St. Louis to see a heart
transplant specialist for a week of tests – and ulti-mately
for a new heart.
Brady had been a SoonerCare (Oklahoma’s Med-icaid)
member since shortly after his birth.
When Brady was born, his mother said his doc-tors
and family knew Brady had serious heart
problems. Valerie Wells, Brady’s mother, said that,
for “83 roller coaster days,” Brady’s family didn’t
know if he would survive and be able to come
home from the hospital.
“I had insurance at the time,” she said, “but I was
unable to work due to his illness so he went on
SoonerCare.”
“We couldn’t have gotten through everything we
faced without SoonerCare,” she said. “SoonerCare
even helped us stay at the Ronald McDonald
House near the hospital for seven
weeks while we waited for an available heart.”
Brady has a new heart and is back to playing
baseball.
Brady’s mother shared their story as part of the
Oklahoma Health Care Authority’s “Tell Us Your
Story” campaign. SoonerCare asks members to
share how SoonerCare made a difference in their
lives and the lives of their loved ones.
SoonerCare provides quality health care for 1 in
4 Oklahomans. If you are one of the more than
700,000 SoonerCare members or a former mem-ber,
go to http://www.okhca.org/tell-us-your-story.
aspx and add your story.
Oklahomans can apply for SoonerCare online at
www.mysoonercare.org. For more information
about SoonerCare or any of OHCA’s programs,
call the SoonerCare Helpline at 800-987-7767 or
visit www.okhca.org.
The checkup was anything but
routine. X-rays showed Brady’s
heart was very enlarged.

SoonerCare Companion
When 15-year-old Brady Wells went to a routine
checkup with his allergy doctor, his mother had
no idea what her son and their family were about
to face.
Brady had just finished his baseball season at the
end of June 2009, and in mid-July, he went to his
doctor’s office.
His allergy doctor said he had no idea how Brady
could have been playing baseball with the state of
his heart. The doctor sent Brady and his parents
to Children’s Hospital in St. Louis to see a heart
transplant specialist for a week of tests – and ulti-mately
for a new heart.
Brady had been a SoonerCare (Oklahoma’s Med-icaid)
member since shortly after his birth.
When Brady was born, his mother said his doc-tors
and family knew Brady had serious heart
problems. Valerie Wells, Brady’s mother, said that,
for “83 roller coaster days,” Brady’s family didn’t
know if he would survive and be able to come
home from the hospital.
“I had insurance at the time,” she said, “but I was
unable to work due to his illness so he went on
SoonerCare.”
“We couldn’t have gotten through everything we
faced without SoonerCare,” she said. “SoonerCare
even helped us stay at the Ronald McDonald
House near the hospital for seven
weeks while we waited for an available heart.”
Brady has a new heart and is back to playing
baseball.
Brady’s mother shared their story as part of the
Oklahoma Health Care Authority’s “Tell Us Your
Story” campaign. SoonerCare asks members to
share how SoonerCare made a difference in their
lives and the lives of their loved ones.
SoonerCare provides quality health care for 1 in
4 Oklahomans. If you are one of the more than
700,000 SoonerCare members or a former mem-ber,
go to http://www.okhca.org/tell-us-your-story.
aspx and add your story.
Oklahomans can apply for SoonerCare online at
www.mysoonercare.org. For more information
about SoonerCare or any of OHCA’s programs,
call the SoonerCare Helpline at 800-987-7767 or
visit www.okhca.org.
The checkup was anything but
routine. X-rays showed Brady’s
heart was very enlarged.